Evaluate the main challenges faced by …

Serious challenges that democracy faces all over the world

1. FOUNDATIONAL CHALLENGE

• A challenge for non-democratic countries is making the transition (shift) to democracy and instituting (establish) democratic government.
• This involves bringing down the existing non-Democratic regime
• Keeping military away from controlling government and establishing a sovereign and functional state.

2. CHALLENGE OF EXPANSION

• It is a Challenge for already developed or established nations,most of these nations face the challenge of expansion.
• This involves applying the basic principle of democratic government across all the regions, different social groups & various institutions.
• ® Ensuring greater power to local governments.
• Extension of federal principle to all the units of the federations.
•  Inclusion of women & minority groups etc. Falls under this challenge.
• It also means that less & less decision should remain outside the domain of democratic control.
• Most countries including India & US face this kind of challenge.

3. CHALLENGE OF DEEPENING OF DEMOCRACY

• Deepening of democracy involves strengthening the institutions and the practices of democracy.
•  The ordinary people have different expectations from democracy in different societies.
• It wants more of people’s participation and control.
• They want to bring down the control of rich and powerful people in the making of the governmental decision